Luther College Alumni Decorah, Winneshiek co. Iowa 1861-1921  Luther College, May 1875 Students who gave a Winnebago County residence at the time of matriculation and other Winnebago County people who were affiliated with the college. |
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| Name | Postoffice at Matriculation (admission) | Years at Luther / Graduation | Notes |
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| Albertson, Levi | Leland | 1914-17 | |
| Arnevik, Thor | Leland | 1921- | |
| Belsheim, Ole G. | Winnebago co. | 1878-79, 1880-82 | United Lutheran Church Synod, Augsburg Seminary, Ordained in 1891; Editor "The Christian Youth" 1898-99 |
| Bendickson, Gilbert B. | Scarville | 1903-06 | |
| Bruland, Peter Olson | Lake Mills | 1902-06 A.B. 1906 |
Norwegian Synod, Luther Seminary, Ordained May 30, 1909; M.A. Leland Stanford Univ. 1921 |
| Christensen, Martin Alexander | Forest City | 1886-92 A.B. 1892 |
Norwegian Synod, Luther Seminary, Ordained Sept 1, 1895; author "Stanwood menighets historie" 1913; Vice Pres. Puget Sound Luther College Club 1892; Clergyman in Portland, Ore. 1921 |
| Dahle, Martin O. | Norman | 1896-02 A.B. 1902 |
Bachelor of Law, University of North Dakota, 1906; Lawyer in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada 1921 |
| Dolen, Nels Bjorn | Leland | 1916-20 A.B. 1920 |
Farmer, Leland, Iowa (1921) |
| Flugum, Christian N. | Winnebago co. | 1878-79 | |
| Fretheim, Severt Johan | Oakland, Minnesota | 1903-1907 A.B. 1907 |
Ministry, Luther Seminary, Norwegian Synod, ordained July 10, 1919; Member of the 'Chips' staff 1904-06; tied for 3rd place in the annual oratorical contest 1907; Editor "Plentywood Lutheran" 1912; Clergyman, Scarville in 1921 |
| Gordon, Henry Truman | Thompson | 1917 | Ministry, Luther Theological Seminary, Norwegian Lutheran Church of America Synod, ordained June 6, 1920 |
| Halvorson, Elmer Julius | Thompson | 1918 | |
| Hanson, Emil | Twin Valley, Minn. | 1897-1903 / A.B. 1903 | Ministry, address 1921, Clergyman, Scarville, Iowa |
| Helle, Ole | Lake Mills | 1912-14 | |
| Henderson, Elmer A. | Lake Mills | 1907-09 | Ministry, Luther Seminary, Norwegian Lutheran Church of America Synod, ordained July 22, 1917 |
| Ingebritson, Henry | Randall, Hamilton co., Ia | 1896-03 A.B. 1903 |
Ministry, Luther Seminary, Norwegian Synod, ordained July 23, 1906; Clergyman, Lake Mills in 1921 |
| Johnson, Torger Andreas | Lake Mills | 1894-98 | Ministry |
| Kaasa, Lawrence Jens | Ridgeway, Winneshiek co. Ia | 1898-03 / 1903 | Faculty member at Grand Forks College (Grand Forks, N.D.), 1904-05 & at Gale College (Galesville, Wis.), 1905-06; Doctor of Medicine (MD) Univ. of Iowa, 1910; Physician & Surgeon, Lake Mills, Iowa, in 1921 |
| Larsen, Gustav A.C. | Decorah, Winneshiek co. Ia | 1909-14 | Faculty member at Parochial school, 1914, at Waldorf College (Forest City, Iowa), 1916-18 & at Jewell College (Jewell, Iowa), 1919 to present |
| Lee, G.A. | Lake Mills | 1886-87 | |
| Lee, Gisle John | Thompson | 1914-16, 1919-21 A.B. 1918 | |
| Levorson, Oscar | Lake Mills | 1910-14 A.B. 1914 |
Farmer, Lake Mills in 1921 |
| Lien, Jacob Aall Ottesen | Portland, North Dakota | 1912-1917 A.B. 1917 |
Taught at Bethany College 1921; Teacher, Lake Mills HS, 1921; Teacher, Ossian HS, 1922-23 |
| Lovik, Louis Thorval | Scarville | 1913-17 A.B. 1917 |
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| Ludvigson, Nils H. | Norman | 1889-90, 1891-94 | Faculty member at Parochial School, 1893-99 |
| Malmin, Rasmus
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(not alumni of Luther) | Master of Arts 1906 | Born Oct 2, 1865 in Haugesund, Norway; parents: Ole R. Malmin & Marie (Stavnmyr); married Gabrielle Aas in 1892; Luther College faculty, teacher of Norwegian, 1917-18. Attended University of Christiania 1882-91, A.B. 1887, A.M. 1888, Cand. Theol. 1891; 6 yrs teaching in Norway before 1892; Lutheran pastor in Yankton, S. Dak. 1892-95, Thompson, Ia 1895-17; student at Univ. of Minn. 1905-06; A.M. Luther College 1906; Editor "Kirketidende" 1916-17, "Teologisk Tidsskrift" 1917- ; joint editor "Lutheraneren" 1917- ; Author |
| Odden, Arthur Clifford | Lake Mills | 1915-16 | |
| Olson, Nels | Lake Mills | 1912-13 | |
| Paulson, Arthur Christopher | Forest City | 1919-22 A.B. 1922 |
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| Paulson, Peter C. | Forest City | 1900-04 A.B. 1904 |
Faculty member at Albion Academy (Albion, Wis. - aka H.A. Preus Lutheran Academy), 1904-07; Bachelor of Law Georgetown Univ., 1915 |
| Paulson, Simeon G. | Forest City | 1908-09, 1911-13 | |
| Peterson, Hamlet Edwin | Scarville | 1916-17, 1919-22 A.B. 1922 | |
| Rosheim, Knut | Scarville | 1912-13 | |
| Shelwick, Jens | Scarville | 1918 | |
| Sonderland, Salve O. (Sønderland) | Winnebago co. | 1872-73 | |
| Stensrud, Elmer Gerhard | Lake Mills | 1918 | |
| Stephenson, Knut | Lake Mills | 1886-87 | |
| Strand, Johnn J. (Johan) | Lelandsburg | 1882-89 A.B. 1889 |
Ministry |
| Styve, Laurits | Lake Mills | 1900-01 | |
| Swenson, Tom Melvin | Thompson | 1918 | |
| Thompson, Oscar C. | Lake Mills | 1912-14 | Ministry |
| Thorstenson, Lars | Winnebago co. | 1880-81 | |
| Torgerson, Jacob A.C. | Somber, Worth co. Ia | 1895-99 / A.B. 1899 | Student Assistant in Norwegian at Luther College, 1898-99; Faculty member at Bode Academy (Bode, Iowa), 1900-01, at Luther Academy (Albert Lea, Minn.), 1901-03 & 1908-13; President Luther Academy, 1902-03; President Clifton Lutheran College (Clifton, Texas), 1906-08; born February 16, 1878 in Lake Mills, Iowa; parents, Torger A. Torgerson & Dina Anderson; married Coronette Adalia Olson, 1908; residence, Oklee, Minn. |
| Tvedt, Theodore | Forest City | 1893-95 | |
| Tweten, Jacob O. | Lake Mills | 1898-03 A.B. 1903 |
Ministry |
| Twito, Helmer | Scarville | 1912-16 A.B. 1916 |
Student Assistant in Penmanship & Orthography at Luther College, 1915-16; Superintendent, Grano, N.D. and Valley City, N.D., 1922-present; Born January 13, 1891 in Lake Mills, Iowa; parents, John Twito & Sarah Martinson; married Grayce Elizabeth Willey, 1918; residence, Valley City, N. Dak |
| Tyssen, Carl
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Lake Mills | 1902-06 A.B. 1906 |
Faculty member at Willmar
Seminary (Willmar, Minn.), 1906-07, at Luther Academy
(Albert Lea, Minn.), 1907-11; M.A. Univ. of Wis. 1909;
Faculty member at Luther College, 1914; President Clifton
Lutheran College (Clifton, Texas), 1914-present. ~*~*~ Luther College faculty biography &
personal info.: |
| Xavier, Karl | Franklin, Minnesota | 1884-87, 1888-92 A.B. 1892 | Ministry, Luther Seminary, Norwegian Synod, ordained Sept 1, 1895; Author of "Tre pastoralteologiske avhandlinger" 1913; Teacher Sioux Falls Lutheran Norwegian Synod 1903-10; Wife: Henrietta Larsen (deceased 1904) the daughter of Dr. Peter Laurentius Larsen who was the 1st President of Luther College; Clergyman, Thompson, Iowa in 1921 |
